Lord Giddens: Understanding Society - A Sociologist's Perspective

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Description: Lord Giddens

Lord Giddens will give the first in a series of five lectures on Understanding Society. The series will culminate in a panel discussion at Kings Place on Tuesday 27 November 2012.
Abstract

Human social interaction and communication didn't just follow on from the emergence of homo sapiens but almost certainly contributed to that emergence and dominance over other species. In this lecture Lord Giddens shall stress the importance of media of communication in social evolution, leading from the hunting and gathering societies to city-based civilisations and later to the global society of today.
 
Created: 2012-11-01 08:58
Collection: Understanding Society
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Glenn Jobson
Language: eng (English)
Keywords: Understanding Society; Lord Giddens;
 
Abstract: Lord Giddens

Lord Giddens will give the first in a series of five lectures on Understanding Society. The series will culminate in a panel discussion at Kings Place on Tuesday 27 November 2012.
Abstract

Human social interaction and communication didn't just follow on from the emergence of homo sapiens but almost certainly contributed to that emergence and dominance over other species. In this lecture Lord Giddens shall stress the importance of media of communication in social evolution, leading from the hunting and gathering societies to city-based civilisations and later to the global society of today.
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